Dust?

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Just noticed today what i think is dust on my camera's sensor, here is a pic to show, it's in the bottom right hand corner.

Is this dust, and if so is it best to clean it myself or get it done professionally?

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Yup, dust.

Depends how confident in your own abilities, although you might shift it with something as simple as a rocket blower...
 
I've noticed that on some of my shots I get similar, it's only noticable on some backgrounds right enough. Is it possible it's on the lens rather than the sensor?

Should the 40d sensor cleaning thingy not get shot of it?

Dave
 
Thanks, can you get sensors cleaned at places like jessops?

I will have a look at the rocket blower.

Nick

It could be the lens, i will have to give it all i clean, only had the camera for a week so not to confident when taking it apart/cleaning etc.
 
Dust on the lens won't show up on the picture like this. This is a hair or similar on the sensor. It took a big blob of chocolate on my lens once to produce a blurred patch on my pictures.

If you can afford to hand over £25+ (or +++?) a time to have it cleaned professionally then go ahead. But you could well see that money disappear down the drain when the next day you have another speck of dust that won't be moved by an inbuilt sensor cleaner (if you have one). If I had paid to have my 5D cleaned professionally every time it acquired dust then 1) the money would have gone a long way towards a 5D II and 2) the camera would have spent most of its time away from me.

So gather up the copious info around on sensor cleaning. There are even youtube videos. It's not so difficult. A bit like a surgeon doing his first open heart op. Shakey hands, fear of losing the patient, blood everywhere but you soon get the hang of it and wonder what all the fuss was about. For an easy and simple start, get a blower, which may well work. Then try Dust Aid - a sticky pad system which works well. Last resort is the wet cleaning stuff - Eclipse 2 and swabs. Get a Delkin Sensor Loupe (not the Sensor Scope) for examining the sensor. Money well spent and invaluable. Just get stuck in and do it.
 
I'm only a newbie and have very limited experience of this.

I took my D40 to be cleaned at my local camera shop last week and it actually came back worse than when I took it in! Used a blower myself when I got it back home and it's good as new.

Am sure this was just a bad experience for me though and others will be fine.
 
I clean my sensor on an increasing scale of invasiveness.

Firstly I try a rocket blower and inspect the sensor with a loupe. No sensor contact at all and very safe.

If that fails I use an Arctic Butterfly. Light and relatively safe sensor contact only.

If that still fails I go to a wet clean with Sensor Swabs and Eclipse. More invasive but most effective at removing those stubborn pollen specs.
 
Murph said:
I'm only a newbie and have very limited experience of this.

I took my D40 to be cleaned at my local camera shop last week and it actually came back worse than when I took it in! Used a blower myself when I got it back home and it's good as new.

Am sure this was just a bad experience for me though and others will be fine.
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It's actually a common experience, even from people who have sent their cameras to their own manufacturers' service centres.
 
CarlukeDave said:
I've noticed that on some of my shots I get similar, it's only noticable on some backgrounds right enough. Is it possible it's on the lens rather than the sensor?

Should the 40d sensor cleaning thingy not get shot of it?

Dave
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Depends what aperture the picture is taken at - with a wide aperture, on a clean background such as the sky it'll be more obvious.

Hair, dust, chocolate, it's all the same thing. Blow it off with a rocket blower to start with.
 
68lbs said:
Is that a recommended place to buy from flash
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They're the manufacturer although they seem to sell direct too. I bought mine from a UK dealer, can't remember who but I googled 'till I found a good price. Good product, I did a mini review some time ago HERE.

Mike Hoyer said:
Depends what aperture the picture is taken at - with a wide aperture, on a clean background such as the sky it'll be more obvious.
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Heh... think you got that the wrong way round Mike, narrow apertures show them up the most! :)
 
MisterE said:
Dust on the lens won't show up on the picture like this. This is a hair or similar on the sensor. It took a big blob of chocolate on my lens once to produce a blurred patch on my pictures.

If you can afford to hand over £25+ (or +++?) a time to have it cleaned professionally then go ahead. But you could well see that money disappear down the drain when the next day you have another speck of dust that won't be moved by an inbuilt sensor cleaner (if you have one). If I had paid to have my 5D cleaned professionally every time it acquired dust then 1) the money would have gone a long way towards a 5D II and 2) the camera would have spent most of its time away from me.

So gather up the copious info around on sensor cleaning. There are even youtube videos. It's not so difficult. A bit like a surgeon doing his first open heart op. Shakey hands, fear of losing the patient, blood everywhere but you soon get the hang of it and wonder what all the fuss was about. For an easy and simple start, get a blower, which may well work. Then try Dust Aid - a sticky pad system which works well. Last resort is the wet cleaning stuff - Eclipse 2 and swabs. Get a Delkin Sensor Loupe (not the Sensor Scope) for examining the sensor. Money well spent and invaluable. Just get stuck in and do it.
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:D:D:D
 
Flashman said:
They're the manufacturer although they seem to sell direct too. I bought mine from a UK dealer, can't remember who but I googled 'till I found a good price. Good product, I did a mini review some time ago HERE.

Or that!


Heh... think you got that the wrong way round Mike, narrow apertures show them up the most! :)
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Or that!
 
Flashman said:
I clean my sensor on an increasing scale of invasiveness.

Firstly I try a rocket blower and inspect the sensor with a loupe. No sensor contact at all and very safe.

If that fails I use an Arctic Butterfly. Light and relatively safe sensor contact only.

If that still fails I go to a wet clean with Sensor Swabs and Eclipse. More invasive but most effective at removing those stubborn pollen specs.
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That is my procedure for sensor cleaning as well, not sure if it is correct, but it seems to work........:thumbs:
 
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